The suspended 4th chord|
Formula:
| 1 4 5 |
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Common
Abbreviations:
| 5sus4, sus, sus4 |
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Most popular root:
| D, A, E, G, B |
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Popularity:
| 33 |
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Top Users:
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Common Styles:
| Blues, Country, Folk, Jazz, Reggae |
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Some sus4 chord examples. | Description:
Sus means suspended. I have to admit that I have never really understood why the term suspended is used in this context, but this is not important. A major or minor chord has a third, either a major third or a minor third. The third is the note that gives the chord its character. The sus-chords have no third. Instead the sus4 has a fourth. It gives a kind of open, restless sound. It is mainly used as a passing chord. ...
Description courtesy of
http://www.torvund.net/guitar/chords/sus4.asp | Songs using suspended 4th chord:
(NB Common types such as Maj, m, 7 will generate longs lists)
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